Author Archives: Chris Peters

About Chris Peters

Editor of The United States of Hockey. Contributor to CBSSports.com, USA Hockey Magazine and more. Former USA Hockey PR guy. Current Iowan.

2011-12 Preseason All-America Team — NCAA

Editor’s note: Ripping a page right out of the NCAA’s book, the United States of Hockey is naming three, that’s right, three All-America teams. Why let the college folks have all the fun? The three All-America teams will feature the … Continue reading

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2011-12 Preseason All-America Team — 2012 Draft Eligibles

Editor’s note: Ripping a page right out of the NCAA’s book, the United States of Hockey is naming three, that’s right, three All-America teams. Why let the college folks have all the fun? The three All-America teams will feature the … Continue reading

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College Hockey Roundup: Notre Dame To Hockey East; Merrill Suspended; CIS Upsets

College Hockey Roundup is the newest regular feature on United States of Hockey, covering the biggest news off the ice in the NCAA. There might be a point during this college hockey season when we can all just focus on … Continue reading

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Time to Get Rid of Most Dangerous Play in the NHL

Speed. The NHL has plenty of it. It’s why we love the game. It’s what separates the NHL from any sport in the world. Speed is also at the root of what makes the game dangerous. One of the fastest … Continue reading

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The Hidden Benefit of Brendan Shanahan’s Videos

Brendan Shanahan, the National Hockey League’s senior vice president of player safety, has justly received a heck of a lot of praise for his commitment to consistency and transparency in regards to doling out suspensions during the NHL preseason. While … Continue reading

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American Prospect Update: CHL Season Underway, USHL Kicks Off Friday

All the preseason games and training camps have been wrapped up. Now it’s time for the real deal, as the regular season begins for all draft-eligible Junior players. The Canadian Hockey League kicked off last weekend, while the United States … Continue reading

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College Hockey Roundup: BGSU & Buffalo; Uh Oh, UAH; Power of Notre Dame; Michigan Lands Trouba

Every few weeks I’ll be publishing a College Hockey Roundup, taking a look at some of the big news off the ice involving NCAA hockey. Bowling Green and… Buffalo? More drama in college hockey? You don’t say. It appeared that … Continue reading

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USofH On The Air: The Hockeenight Puckcast

Last night, I joined the boys over at the Hockeenight Puckcast to talk about everything you want to know about, and many things you don’t. I had a great time talking about the Blackhawks prospects, Lester Patrick winners, Growth of … Continue reading

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Mike Modano — An American Hockey Icon

At 1 p.m. CDT today, Mike Modano’s NHL career will officially come to a close as he announces his retirement in Dallas. He symbolically signed a one-day, $999,999 contract to retire as a member of the franchise he helped make … Continue reading

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College Hockey’s Latest Head Scratcher

Realignment. College athletics has been boiled down to one word this fall. It has completely overshadowed anything that’s been happening on the football field and will have a gigantic impact on the way basketball conferences look as well. Though the … Continue reading

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